Frozen pie crusts are the unsung heroes of my kitchen adventures. Even professional pastry chefs admit to keeping these ...

Sometimes you feel like you can't win with people. Take kitchen shortcuts, for example. You suggest a shortcut or store-bought item to make a dish easier or faster, and you get dinged by purists ...

In this episode of #cookingwithcarson we make 3 ingredient puff pastry with Nutella. It's such a simple and fast Nutella ...

Frozen puff pastry serves as a crisp, flaky topping for the savory and warm chicken breast filling. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. View Recipe. Puff-Pastry Cannoli Cake.

For one second, pretend that frozen puff pastry isn't a gift from the heavens. Yes, it's a time-saving kitchen shortcut for all kinds of recipes; from party-worthy appetizers to impressive-looking ...

You're one frozen box away from a party. I would even go so far as to say that if you have a box of frozen puff pastry, you can have a party, no other information needed.

Puff pastry makes great tarts, turnovers and more. (Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post) Sometimes you feel like you can’t win with ...

Even experienced bakers can struggle with puff pastry, but, thankfully, the store-bought stuff can be just as good, or better. Use it to make tarts, turnovers, cookies, elegant hors d’oeuvres ...

Sometimes you feel like you can’t win with people. Take kitchen shortcuts, for example. You suggest a shortcut or store-bought item to make a dish easier or faster, and you get dinged by purists ...